| Noun | 1. | nature - the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized; "it is the nature of fire to burn"; "the true nature of jealousy"quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare | |
| 2. | nature - a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe; "the laws of nature"; "nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women" | |
| 3. | nature - the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.; "they tried to preserve nature as they found it" | |
| 4. | nature - the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature personality - the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual; "their different reactions reflected their very different personalities"; "it is his nature to help others" complexion - (obsolete) a combination of elements (of dryness and warmth or of the four humors) that was once believed to determine a person's health and temperament sociality - the tendency to associate with others and to form social groups; "mammals as a class are not strong on sociality" | |
| 5. | nature - a particular type of thing; "problems of this type are very difficult to solve"; "he's interested in trains and things of that nature"; "matters of a personal nature"type - a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?" | |